Items from the political notebook following qualifying week: •Some well known and some not so well known candidates signed up for governor in our state last week. We have a former governor deciding to make another run after being shown the door eight years ago. Has he learned some humility in that time? We can only hope so, especially since ...
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The Banks County Board of Commissioners several budget work sessions in May. The schedule is as follows: •6 p.m., Thursday, May 6. •9 a.m. Friday, May 7. •6 p.m. Monday, May 10. •6 p.m. Monday, May 17. •6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. •6 p.m. Thursday, May 20. The meetings will be held at the Banks County Courthouse Annex.
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A man killed two young children before shooting himself Monday afternoon on a secluded road in Maysville. Murder-suicide has been ruled in the death of Keith Jerome Gresham, 36, and two children, Keion, age 7, and Keionte, 4. Gresham apparently shot himself after killing the two children. Gresham was found inside a vehicle in a secluded area ...
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Have you noticed that conversation seems to be on the wane? It’s being replaced by flying fingers on Blackberries and other such communication devices. Teenagers, young adults, even kids are ditching verbalization for texting, choosing instead to let their fingers do the talking – even when their target audience is a mere three feet away. ...
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Barrow Regional Medical Center, Winder, is sponsoring a community photo contest in which the winner could receive as much as $1,000 in prize money. Barrow County residents and local hospital associates are invited to compete in the photo contest for submitting the best photo of the community or the hospital facility. Photos must be submitted by ...
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The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves ...
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DECATUR – Gloria Jean Cannon, 68, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. Born on September 24, 1941, in Roberta, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Harrison Irvin. She worked at McKesson as a customer service representative and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Cannon was ...
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ROYSTON – Jimmy Marion Atkinson, 70, died Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston. Born in Franklin County on June 21, 1939, he was the son of the late W.T. and Martha Ann Bailey Atkinson. He was retired from Beaulieu of America and was a member of the Bowersville Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Helen ...
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BRASELTON – Angela Dianne Wilkerson Counts, 40, died Monday, May 3, 2010. She was the daughter of Wayne and Brenda Wilkerson of Lawrenceville and was a member of New Canaan Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to her parents include children, Jeremy Scott Towe, Haley Michelle Towe, Courtney Taylor Counts, all of Braselton; brother and ...
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A Jackson County man killed two young children before shooting himself Monday afternoon. Murder-suicide has been ruled in the death of Keith Jerome Gresham, 36, and two children, ages 4 and 7. Gresham apparently shot himself after killing the two children. Gresham was found inside a vehicle in a secluded area off of Old Woods Bridge Road, a ...
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